Global Patent Index - EP 1810214 A1

EP 1810214 A1 20070725 - SCANNING DEVICE FOR BARCODES

Title (en)

SCANNING DEVICE FOR BARCODES

Title (de)

ABTASTVORRICHTUNG FÜR BARCODES

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR LIRE DES CODES A BARRES

Publication

EP 1810214 A1 20070725 (DE)

Application

EP 05802264 A 20051103

Priority

  • EP 2005011784 W 20051103
  • DE 102004053293 A 20041104

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006048292A1] The invention relates to scanning devices (100; 200) for scanning barcodes (120; 220) that have been applied to documents (110; 210). Said devices comprise a respective reflector assembly (140, 150, 160, 170; 141, 151, 161; 152, 162; 165; 142, 143), which comprises either a variable reflection element (140; 141; 142, 143) or an optical fibre system (250, 251, 252; 253, 255; 254), which is used to deflect or absorb the beam path of electromagnetic radiation that is emitted from a radiation source (130) or an illumination device (230, 231; 232, 233) on the document plane along a line that is essentially perpendicular to the feed direction of the document (110; 210) and to route said radiation to a detector (280). The combination of the feed displacement and the line-by-line scanning of the document (110; 210) along the various measurement tracks achieved by the repeated deflection of the beam path using the variable reflection element (140; 141; 142, 143) and the repeated sequential routing of the scanning beam through the optical fibre system (250, 251, 252; 253, 255; 254) enables the production of cost-effective, compact scanning devices (100; 200), as there is no need for redundant radiation sources (130; 230) and detectors (180; 280).

IPC 8 full level

G06K 7/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06K 7/10613 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/10633 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/10673 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/10702 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006048292A1

Citation (examination)

US 2003215127 A1 20031120 - STERN HOWARD [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102004053293 A1 20060511; EP 1810214 A1 20070725; US 2009008455 A1 20090108; US 8511561 B2 20130820; WO 2006048292 A1 20060511

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102004053293 A 20041104; EP 05802264 A 20051103; EP 2005011784 W 20051103; US 66705705 A 20051103